Sprint has made a firmware upgrade to Android 4.1 Jelly bean available for the 18-month old Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch smartphone. Unlike most updates, which are pushed over the air in phases, the GB27 software update is only accessible to the user as an over-the-wire download on Samsung’s support site. Epic...
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Polaroid CEO Scott Hardy has virtually confirmed a recent rumor that the company will announce a new, Android-operated compact digital camera at the International CES early next year. Yesterday, Hardy acknowledged via email that there will be “an Android powered, interchangeable lens camera introduced by Polaroid at CES 2013.” The previously leaked specs for...
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The Motorola Droid RAZR HD and Droid RAZR MAXX HD smartphones for Verizon Wireless are officially in the midst of receiving an update to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. We mentioned that the 9.1.41.XT926.Verizon.en.US upgrade would be arriving over the air this week, but we didn’t exactly expect it so soon. Users should keep an...
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Beginning next week, Verizon Motorola Droid RAZR HD and Droid RAZR MAXX HD users will receive a firmware upgrade to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. The 9.1.41.XT926.Verizon.en.US update will be pushed out in phases starting early December, according to an official statement from a Big Red representative. It looks like it’s a slightly newer build...
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Today, Fujitsu announced the Arrows V F-04E Android smartphone for Japanese carrier NTT Docomo with availability scheduled for tomorrow, November 28. As far as hardware goes, the F-04E will be one of the most feature-rich handsets on the market, as it sports top of the line specs in nearly every category. Speaking of high-end...
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Along with the Samsung Galaxy Camera, the HTC One X+ and HTC One VX Android smartphones will be available from AT&T beginning November 16. The HTC One X+ will cost $199.99 with a new two-year agreement and pre-orders begin tomorrow, November 13. This handset improves upon its predecessor with a 4.7-inch 1280×720 HD Super...
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AT&T will be pushing out a significant update to the Samsung Captivate Glide smartphone beginning tomorrow, November 10. The upgrade will bump the QWERTY keyboard-equipped handset to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Users can download the update by heading to Samsung’s update portal from a computer once it’s released. From AT&T: Beginning Nov. 10,...
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AT&T has started updating the Samsung Captivate Glide to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich today. From AT&T: Beginning today, AT&T customers who have a Samsung Captivate Glide will be able to update their phone to Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). Android 4.0 simplifies common actions and includes a new typeface optimized for high-resolution screens...
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AT&T will release the Pantech Flex on September 16 for $49.99 with a new two-year agreement. It’s being advertised as a smartphone that allows users to choose between running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich or a more simplified “Easy Experience” mode that’s geared for novice folks. The Flex sports a 4.3-inch qHD Super AMOLED...
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At IFA 2012 in Berlin, Huawei introduced the Emotion UI for its upcoming Android smartphones, like the Ascend G600. Check out the promotional video above to see it in action, as well as a short description below. Video Description: The Emotion UI is an Android-based user interface that reinforces Huawei’s user-centric design philosophy, “Design...
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After Samsung, LG and Sony announced a slew of new devices yesterday, it’s now HTC’s turn to unveil one of their own at IFA 2012. Meet the HTC Desire X. This mid-range handset features a 4-inch WVGA Super LCD display, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 dual-core 1GHz processor, 4GB of internal storage (expandable with microSD), 768MB...
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The Verizon Wireless branded Motorola Droid 4 smartphone received an upgrade to Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich today, August 13. Users can either wait patiently for an automatic update notification or attempt to trigger it manually through the settings menu. You can view the changelog for the 6.16.217 software update below. Motorola Droid 4...
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Samsung has finally started updating the Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet (USA WiFi model) to Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich today. The upgrade can be accessed over-the-air (OTA) or through Samsung KIES software. Firmware Details: Specially for USA (Android 4.0.4) Build date: August Changelist: 818980 PDA: P7510UELPL CSC: p7510XABLPL Next Samsung Tablets in Line for...
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The international HTC One X smartphone started receiving an upgrade to Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich today, August 10. Along with the latest version of ICS, the update is said to include an improved version of Sense UI (likely 4.1), the ability to map menu function to the recent app key, additional camera functions...
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Sprint has delivered on their promise to bring the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade to the HTC EVO 3D and HTC EVO Design 4G by early August. While the OTA updates won’t hit devices automatically until August 7, users can trigger it manually through the settings menu starting today. Check out the general...
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